1994 “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride™”
CITGO Petroleum Corporation, 5-cards, USA

• Series Title: Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride™
• American Card Catalog Numner: n/a
• Issued by: CITGO Petroleum Corporation
• Country: USA
• Number of Cards: 5
• Card Numbering: unnumbered
• Card Dimensions: 2.50 × 3.50 inches (63.5 × 88.9 mm)
• Circa: 1994
• Checklist: Download Checklist

A Little History About Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Armstrong spent about two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, Aldrin slightly less, and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft alone in lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip Back to Earth.

Launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on July 16, Apollo 11 was the fifth manned mission of NASA's Apollo program. The Apollo spacecraft had three parts: a Command Module (CM) with a cabin for the three astronauts, and the only part that landed Back on Earth; a Service Module (SM), which supported the Command Module with propulsion, electrical power, oxygen, and water; and a Lunar Module (LM) for landing on the Moon. After being sent toward the Moon by the Saturn V's upper stage, the astronauts separated the spacecraft from it and traveled for three days until they entered into lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin then moved into the Lunar Module and landed in the Sea of Tranquility. They stayed a total of about 21½ hours on the lunar surface. After lifting off in the upper part of the Lunar Module and rejoining Collins in the Command Module, they returned to Earth and landed in the Pacific Ocean on July 24.

Broadcast on live TV to a world-wide audience, Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and described the event as “one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Apollo 11 effectively ended the Space Race and fulfilled a national goal proposed in 1961 by the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy in a speech before the United States Congress, “before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”

1994 “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride” Set Overview

During 1994, the Citgo Petroleum Corporation issued a set of five “Apollo 11 - Feel the Pride™” trading cards to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface. The five card set features a chronology NASA photos featuring the highlights of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

The five NASA Apollo 11 images on the card fronts are presented in a portrait (vertical) format with a medium thickness rectangular gray border surrounding the image. This image is superimposed over an exterior margin with a blue Background featuring red, white and gray 5-point stars. The upper left-hand corner of the image area contains a 25th anniversary Apollo 11 logo. The card title is centered near the bottom of the image area surrounded by a similar gray rectangular borderline. The Backs of the cards feature a rectangular image area with a medium thickness gray borderline divided into three vertical elements: (1) a set underlined title line “Feel The Pride™”, (2) descriptive text, and (3) advertising copy and the copyright date. The text box is located at the bottom of the card, with all three of the vertical elements superimposed over a black Background with gray and white distorted five-point stars. The cards measure 3.50 × 2.50 inches (63.5 × 88.9 mm).

1994 CITGO Petroleum Corporation “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride” Image-Guide

The following 1994 “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride™” 5-card set by CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Image-Guide shows computer enhanced images of the fronts and Backs of the 5-cards in the set. Behind each thumbnail image is a 600-dpi computer enhanced card image that you may access.

1994 “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride”, CITGO Petroleum Corporation Checklist

We have provide two versions of the “Apollo 11 - Feel The Pride” 5-card set issued by CITGO Petroleum Corporation during 1994. An 8½ × 11 inch PDF version, and the web version shown below. Click on the PDF graphic below to access the PDF version.

References

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